Box for electric moldings.



No. 814,906. PAIENTED MAR. 13, 1906. l

J. L. GLEASON. BOX FOR ELECTRIC MOLDINGS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10. 1905- I. (1/01/11IIIIWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII \MTNE55E.5 |NVENTDR= (MM c? %m/ ;w

' To all whom it may concern.-

UNITED" STATES P TENT OFFICE.

JOHN L. GLEASQN, OF JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS.

v BOX FOR ELECTRIC MOLDI NGS.

Patented March 13, 1906.

Application filed 111131 10, 1905. Serial No. 268,906.

Be it known (that 1, JOHN L. GLEASON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at J amaica Plain, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Boxes for Electric Moldings, of which the following isa specification. r

The object of this invention is to provide a cheap, simple, and convenient box for joining together, covering, and clamping to supporting-Walls moldings for electric wires and for inclosing and protecting the ortions of said electric wires which extend om one moldin to another.

he object is further to connect together the ends of two moldings, each having two wires therein to a molding having three wires therein, one wire from each of said two-wire moldings extending therefrom through said box into said three-wire molding, and the other two wires from said two-wire moldings extending into said box and spliced to the third wire, which extends into said box fro said three wire molding.

The object is further to clamp the covers of said moldingseach to its respective molding and to clamp the moldings themselves together with said covers to a ceilin and wall, said ceiling and. wall located su stan-' tiall at right angles to each other.

Tl ie vention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification, and particularly pointed out in the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is'aper- 4 spective view of my improved reductionox tive, view looking. downwardl y with a ortion of a vertical three-wire molding an cap projecting thereinto and with a portion of two horizontal two-wiremoldings also projecting thereinto. Fi 2 is a perspecproved box, illustrating the two-wire moldmgs and three-wire molding projecting thereinto, and also illustrating the wires proj ectin from said moldings into the interior of sai box, one wire from each of the two-wire moldings being connected to two wires projecting into the interior of the box from the three-wire molding, while the third wire from said three-wire moldin is spliced to two wires extending from sai two-wire moldings. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of my improved box with the two wire and three-wire moldings hereinbefore' referred 'to illustrated in connection therewith.

- the recess 12.

three grooves 29 29, in whic .wires 30, 31, and 32. A cap 33 is rovided to cover said grooves and wires, an said cap is upon my im- Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

In the drawings, 5 is my im roved box consisting of twoend plates 6 an 7, said end plates each having two straight sides 8 and 9 at right angles to each other, while the front edge 10 of each of said end lates is curved,

said end lates being integra with andjoined together y a curvilinear front plate 1 1. The front plate 11 has a recess 12 in its lower edge and a recess 13 in its upper edge, the recess 13 being lar er than the recess 12. The recess 12 is provided with a longitudinal side 14,

which is connectedto the ends 15 and 16' of said recess by bevel corners 17 and 18, respectively. The longitudinal side 19 of the recess 13 is connected to theends 20 and 21 of said recess by bevel corners '22 and 23, respectively, and midway of the longitudinal side 19 of said recess 13 is a V-shaped projection 242' Horizontal flanges 25 25 projectfrom the upper edge of the front plate 11 and vertical. flanges 26 26' project downwardly from thelower edge of said front plate. These flan es are provided with screw-holes'27 in or er that the box may be clamped against the moldings, and thus clamp said moldings I against the walls and ceiling, as hereinafter described.

The three-wirehmolding 28 projects .into Said molding is rovided with are located grooves 36 36 and 37 37., respectively, and.

Caps 42 and i with wires 38,- 39, 40, and 41. 43 are provided for the moldings 34 and 35, respectively, and said caps are clamped against the moldings by bevel corners 22 and 23,. respectively, said ca s being further clamped against said mo dings by the V- sha ed projection 24, and both caps and whensaid box is vfastene to said ceiling by rro mo dings are clamped a ainst the ceilingy' ings and of their caps project into the hollow I interior of the box 5, and the ends of the wires 30, 31 3:2, 38 39, 40, and 41 project also into said interior, where they are convenientlv spliced together, said wires being thoroughly protected when the box is in position by the box, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

It will be seen that my improved box not only serves as a means for connecting to- E gether the moldings and for clamping said moldings to the ceiling and to the walls, but also acts as an effectual protecting means or 7 cover for the wires where they extend from one of said moldings to the other.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire by Letters Patent to secure, ist 1. A reduction-box for electrical moldings comprising in its construction two end plates joined togetherby a curvilinear front plate, integral therewith, said front plate provided in each of its opposite edges, respectively, with a recess, one of said recesses being larger than the other, said recesses each having two ends connected by a longitudinal side, and a beveled corner connecting each of said ends to said sides at opposite ends thereof, respectively. I

2. A reduction-box for electrical moldings comprising in its construction two end plates joined together by a curvilinear front plate, integral therewith, said front plate provided in each of its opposite edges, respectively, with a recess, one of said recesses being larger than the other, said recesses each having two ends connected by a longitudinal side, and a.

By reference to 5 beveled corner connecting each of said ends to said sides'at opposite ends thereof, respecj tively. and a V-shaped projection extending into the larger of said recesses from said longitudiiial side. midway between said corners.

3. A reduction-box for electrical moldings comprising in its construction two end plates joined together by a curvilinear front plate, 5 integral therewith. said front plate provided T in each of its opposite edges, respectively, with a recess. one of said recesses being larger than the other, and flanges projecting from the longitudinal edges of said front plate substantially at right angles to each other.

4. A reduction-box for electrical moldings j comprising in its construction two end plates v joined together by a curvilinear front plate, integral therewith, said front plate provided in each of its opposite edges, respectively, with a recess, one of said recesses being larger than the other, said recesses each having two ends connected by a longitudinal side, and a beveled corner connecting each of'said ends to saidv sides at opposite ends thereof, respectively, and flanges projecting from the longitudinal edges of said front plate, substantia ly at right, angles to each other and fastened to two supporting-walls at an angle to each i other; in combination with moldings projecting into said' recesses and caps for each of said moldings, said beveled corners bearing against the edges of said caps ,'whereby said caps are clamped a ainst said moldings, and said moldings are camped against said supporting-walls.

In testimony whereof I have'hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

y J OHN LTGLEASON.

Witnesses:

CHARLES T. GooDING, ANNIE J. DAILEY. 

